This is a selection of photos that were taken in order to inform you about the finalists in six categories that have been chosen out of 48,000 submissions from photographers in 155 countries. We fathered here a few.
From care that goes beyond gender to a photo which is from a long series called Simple Motions, where the two Russian ‘babushkas’ have fun with the hula hoop, play football or do their gym, all these photos will give you thrills.
Check them out for more information and start to see our world through photos!
People
Care – care goes beyond gender. I went to the small slum near to my house in the morning, and I saw that this man was feeding his grandchild while his daughter, the infant’s aunt, held him. It shows me something different than my society. In Bangladeshi society, care work is usually done by a female member of a family
Photograph: Farhana Akther
People
Green – A vendor at a fun fair in the Meadows, Edinburgh
Photograph: Gareth Bragdon
Natural World
Ray of Zeus – On New Year’s Eve in 2016, a sea cliff collapsed near Kalapana on Big Island, Hawaii. A dramatic stream of lava, called a fire hose, started to shoot out of the cliff. Before the sunrise, I captured this dramatic picture, where the lava cascaded into the ocean, creating steam and lava bombs. The lava stream stopped in March 2017
Photograph: Florent Mamelle
Natural World
The Window – During my stay at a Costa Rican hotel, I noticed that red-eyed tree frogs flooded the gardens. As I approached this frog, it climbed into one of the holes in a leaf, as if it were sticking out of a window
Photograph: Salvador Colvée Nebot
The American Dream
Backyard – Curtis, Kate and Jude, siblings, lie in their backyard in Watford, North Dakota. The Long family has five children whom they homeschool. Western North Dakota attracted families from across the nation during the recent oil boom. Watford, like other rural towns in the region, is now facing unemployment and overdevelopment since the decline of the oil industry
Photograph: Sarah Blesener
The American Dream
Bow Girls – Three girls stand with their bows outside Travis Archery in Woodbourne, New York
Photograph: Stephanie Foden
Travel
Yaks beside Pangong lake
Photograph: Yusuf Chiniwala
Travel
Boatman – A boatman reads a newspaper
Photograph: Debashis Mukherjee
Mobile
Outdoor Activities – This photo was taken in Playa Tarará, Havana, Cuba at 5:30 pm. I was going to the beach with my family. It was really hot. I saw people playing squash. ‘Oh my God,’ I thought! How can they manage! The colours were really bright, and I was attracted by the shadows
Photograph: Pier Luigi Dodi
Mobile
NYC – This picture was taken during the New Year holiday in NYC from the Roosevelt Island aerial tramway. Despite the rain, there is a festive mood in the frame. Raindrops resemble Christmas balls
Photograph: Tatiana Borodina
Altered Images
Rhino From Chitwan – There are about 600 rhinos in Chitwan national park. It was a pure adventure to follow wild rhinos in their natural habitat. The main instructions, in case a rhino ran in my direction, were to climb a tree; if there was no tree, to run zigzags. The red colour of the grass comes from my imagination
Photograph: Tatiana Sharapova
Altered Images
Simple Motions – Every summer I visit a village where I have two nice ‘girlfriends’. This photo is from a long series called Simple Motions, where the two Russian ‘babushkas’ have fun with the hula hoop, play football or do their gym
Photograph: Petr Lovigin